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Gerard Charlton has had a pre Ultraman sporting career and post Ultraman sporting career.

Like most athletes, pre Ultraman, Gerard was all about racing Ironman in Penticton (11 times) and just trying to get a little faster. In 2005, with some prodding from Steve King, Gerard took on Ultraman Canada. At that time in his life, his sports became more about meeting the challenge and doing it for a greater good. These challenges included him becoming the third ever Uberman finisher and completing the Canadian Death Race.

For a quick recap of the Uberman experience you can watch this video on Youtube narrated by Steve King.
Uberman 2018 Youtube video narrated by Steve King

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Ultra TriFest Canada
• Ultra 515 World Wide Championships
• Ironman Canada
• UM Canada
• Canadian Death Race
• Uberman
• Ironman World Championships
• Silk Route
• Abbotsford Air Show
• Alta Lake Sports Club
• 1982 Vancouver Triathlon
• Iron Cops
• Covenant House
• Franciscan Sisters of Atonement
• Canuck Place

Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Tony O’Keeffe (S6E6)
• Steve King (S1E1) (S1E2) (S1E3)
• Dan Fisher
• Grant Fisher
• Dave Beardsell
• Mike Maraun
• Les McDonald
• Conall Bar
• Tom Price
• Steve Wallick
• Jean King
• Gord Evans
• Melissa Urie (S6E4)
• Giorgio Alessi
• Richardo Alessi
• Dan Bercu
• Pete McIntosh
• Nick Mallett (S2E12)
• Randy Cunningham
• Devasish Paul
• Barry Berg (S1E9)

Show Contributors:

Host : Larry Ryan
Contributing Raconteur : Steve King
Announcer : Mary Jo Dionne
Production : 5Five Enterprises
Music : Run by 331

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Retired Lieutenant-Colonel, Anthony O’Keeffe, member of the 2003 Canadian Armed Forces Sports Hall of Fame, joins me to discuss his sporting career. A career that includes 33 Ironmans, 9 Ultraman Hawaii races, and 3 solo RAAM races.

Tony shares many tips on how to race these events based on the mistakes that he endured and the successes that he achieved. We discuss his career in the Canadian Armed Forces and how that supported his sporting goals in life.

Now living in Ferrara, Italy, Tony is enjoying the Euro cycling lifestyle and is preparing for his next phase in life which will include his own plane.

Listen to this episode if you want to reminisce about the characters in the early years of Ultraman or if you want to gain insights on how to race these events.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Ultra TriFest Canada
• Ultra 515 World Wide Championships
• Canadian Armed Forces sports hall of fame
• Tour de France
• Giro D’Italia
• RAAM
• Sebring
• Heart of the South
• Race around Oregon
• Shermer Neck
• Ultraman World Championships
• Ironman Canada
• Ironman World Championships
• Canadian forces triathlon team
• The Swinging Dixx

Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Jackie Cowley
• Jimmy Ronn
• Dan Bodden
• Mark Dwyer
• Trish O’Keeffe
• Steve King
• Marty Raymond
• Sergio Cordeiro
• Gordo Byrn
• Don Fink
• Andrew Stanfield
• Alexandre Riberio
• Mike Coughlin
• Tobias Winnemöller
• Graham Fraser
• Sharon Donnelly (HOF)
• Lynne Bermel (HOF)

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Show Contributors:

Host : Larry Ryan
Contributing Raconteur : Steve King
Announcer : Mary Jo Dionne
Production : 5Five Enterprises
Music : Run by 331

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Ingrid Hillhouse is a farmer, a coach, and an addiction expert due to her life experiences. She is a six time 515 distance racer who turned to ultra cycling and randonneuring. We discuss races such as Ultraman, San Diego 300, and Paris-Brest-Paris. She is very open about her life experiences and how they have all brought her to where she is today – In Kona!

Soon she will be releasing her book, Cycling through Life, which accounts her cycling experiences wrapped in her repeated cycles of addiction.

As a Holistic Health Coach and certified Sugar Addiction Recovery Coach she works with others to achieve their goals and overcome obstacles.

You can reach out to Ingrid at her website : https://ingridhillhouse.com/

And on Instagram @ingridhillhousehealth

Watch for her book release through Hasmark publishing and Hay House publishing.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Ultra TriFest Canada
• Ultra 515 World Wide Championships
• UM World Championships
• Ironman World Championships
• Honu 70.3 Hawaii
• RAW (Race Across the West)
• RAAM
• No Country for Old Men
• Paris Brest Paris
• San Diego 300
• MS 150
• Escape from Alcatraz
• Rocky Racoon 100
• UM Canada
• Ultra 520K Canada
• SugarDetox.com

Shout outs and mentions in this episode:

• Lucy Ryan (S2E5)
• Sheryl Cobb (S2E6)
• Steffi Steinberg
• Melanie Baumann
• Gerry Steinberg
• Joachim Graf
• Janusz Piatkowski de Grzymala
• Joan Deitchman
• Mike Diechman
• Ginger Howell
• Carolyn Craig
• Achim Bennemann
• Franz Schlegel
• Manmadh Rebba (S4E3)
• Heather Herrick
• Deb Banks
• Steve Brown (S2E13)
• Michael Collins

Show Contributors:

Host : Larry Ryan
Contributing Raconteur : Steve King
Announcer : Mary Jo Dionne
Production : 5Five Enterprises
Music : Run by 331

For show notes and past guests, please visit the Podcast Website: https://515theultrapodcast.buzzsprout.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/515TheUltraPodcast
Insta : 515theultrapodcast
Email : 515Ultraman@gmail.com

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